ROSEVILLE — St. Nicholas rode right down Santa Claus Lane during the Roseville Neighborhood Watch Group’s sixth annual Holiday Lights on Wheels Parade Dec. 6.

MACOMB COUNTY — Andrew Whited wants to let other people that no matter how tough their situation might be, “Don’t dwell on the past. The future has so much in store for you.”

CENTER LINE — The Center Line Public Schools fall staff appreciation ceremony — held during the district’s Nov. 24 Board of Education meeting — brought tears, laughter, words of encouragement and stories from the heart.

EASTPOINTE — Pleasantview Elementary School in the Eastpointe Community Schools district was identified by the state as being in the bottom 5% of academic performance for the 2021-2022 school year. 

EASTPOINTE — A now-former Pleasantview Elementary School teacher was arrested Dec. 3 in Vermont after he allegedly tried to bring in child pornography from across the U.S.-Canadian border. 

ROSEVILLE — Members from the Arc of Macomb County will be back at Macomb Mall this Christmas season to wrap gifts for shoppers.

MACOMB COUNTY — A national search to find the next president of Macomb Community College has begun.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Sam Hakim Sr., owner of the family business Emily’s Delicatessen, is being remembered as a strong presence in the city who brought friendship, humor and generosity to his family, friends and customers. 

METRO DETROIT — The video icon PAC-MAN is helping the American Red Cross. 

DETROIT — An art project that College for Creative Studies student Brandi Witek helped design made the cut just in time for the holiday window shopping season.

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools dealt with two separate incidents last week that left staff and students unsettled.

ROSEVILLE — Renovations at both of the city’s fire stations continue to progress.

STERLING HEIGHTS — There is a new service organization in town, and others are invited to join in the cause. Last summer, a group of residents with the desire to help families in need became the Kiwanis Club of Sterling Heights Community, which was formally chartered on Sept. 23 in Dodge Park.

EASTPOINTE — A group of young children who gathered at the Eastpointe Fire Station Nov. 17 anxiously awaited the arrival of the city’s brand-new fire engine.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Whether you like to view twinkling lights that glow or sing Christmas carols with others, the following community holiday events are designed to bring a festive mood.